Unsolicited Ideas and Experiences on Academic Research and Human Resources Development in the field of Standards and Standardization -The results of industrial standardization for 50 years and advancement strategies- Jai Hak Lee Society of Standards and Standardization SSS

Contents SSS Summary of Industrial Standardization for 50 years Results Constraints Advancement Strategies Conclusions 5

1. Summary of industrial standardization for 50 years SSS 1960’s Introduction of Standardization ▶ Legislated the Industrial Standardization Act on August 30, 1961 Established the bureau of standards and lead the project since Nov, 1961 ▶ The aim for customer protection and building trust of domestic products ▶ Basic units in industrial activities, materials, components, common testing methods, commodities were main issues ▶ To promote the use of KS standards, public institutions purchased KS certificated products preferentially since 1965 ▶ The period of creating the foundation of standardization in Korean industries

SSS 1.Summary of industrial standardization for 50 years 60 년대 Established the Industrial Standardization Act Established the Bureau of Standards Established Korean Standards Association Attended 28 th IEC conference 7. The implementation of the KS certification system Joined IEC Joined ISO Authorized the first KS certified factory 1960’s

SSS 1970’s Diffusion of Standardization ▶ Promoted industrial advancement in 1970’s ▶ Enlargement of the national standards comparable to expanding of economic volume ▶ Demanded to establish the specifications of high quality materials, components and heavy industrial products 1.Summary of industrial standardization for 50 years

SSS Long term plan of a decade for industrial standardization from 1971 to )Establish and spread out various specifications for standardization for the highly growing field to improve domestic industrial structure, technical level and product quality 2) Standardize the various specifications for domestic standards and promote international standardization of domestic standards. 3) Expand the KS certification system and promote standardization by modifying and supplementing the Industrial Standards Act 1.Summary of industrial standardization for 50 years 1970’s Diffusion of Standardization

SSS 70 년대 years’ plan to establish industrial standardization Established the Industrial Advancement Administration 2. Established and joined PASC (Pacific Area Standards Congress) 1.Summary of industrial standardization for 50 years 1970’s

SSS 1980’s Settlement of Standardization ▶ Standardized to accept the technology such as new materials and information from the changing of various industrial environments ▶ International industry standards demanded according to the GATT Standards Code ▶ Contributed to the internationalization of Korea standards and OC activities ▶ Activate Group and Corporate Standardization 1.Summary of industrial standardsization for 50 years

SSS 80 년대 Established and promoted the corporate standardization plan Disseminated ISO 9000 series 1980’s 1.Summary of industrial standardization for 50 years

SSS 1990’s Beginning of International activities ▶ Accelerated market opening due to the rapidly changing global economic environments such as launch of the Uruguay Round and WTO ▶ New trade barriers raised such as TBT ▶ Development and dissemination of Quality Management techniques ▶ ISO certification business Expansion of ISO related education ▶ Innovation of industries by strengthening international exchange 1.Summary of industrial standardization for 50 years

SSS Approved ISO 9000 Quality System certification business Dispatched a member to the ISO council 93 ~ 98 Standardization cooperation agreement signed with China, Australia, England and etc Framework Act on National Standards established 1.Summary of industrial standardization for 50 years 1990’s

SSS 2000~Present International Standardization Activities ▶ Attended International standardization activities such as ISO, IEC and etc ▶ Started to identify with ISO/IEC standards ▶ Conformity Assessment business expanded ▶ Started the standard improvement R&D national projects ▶ Selected the private sectors(COSD) which will lead the development of industrial standards 1.Summary of industrial standardization for 50 years

SSS Offered Standards classes at over 50 Universities Korean Standards Olympiad for Youth Standards Contests and Activities Offered Standards classes in 11 Elementary schools Founded the Society for Standards and Standardization 1.Summary of industrial standardization for 50 years 2000~

SSS 1. 산업표준 50 년 개요 Summary of industrial standards for 50 years Society for Standards and Standardization ■ ■ Vision ❍ Research · To promote academic and practical research studies on standards and standardization · To create the socioeconomic impact and value of standards and standardization ❍ Networking · To build up a network of experts in standards and standardization encompassing the government, business and academy · To facilitate information exchange and collaborations in standards and standardization ❍ Awareness · To raise awareness and participation of the academy, industry and consumers in standards and standardization activities · To contribute to meeting the standards-related needs of interested parties for a better quality of life

SSS 1. 산업표준 50 년 개요 Summary of industrial standards for 50 years Society for Standards and Standardization ■ ■ Brief History ❍ 12 October 2010 · Inaugural meeting of Society for Standards and Standardization and international symposium held to commemorate the founding of SSS * Dr. Sang Hui Park, professor emeritus of Yonsei University, elected 1 st president ❍ 6 December 2010 · Approved as a legal entity under the Korean civil law ❍ 4 January 2011 · Formally registered as a legal entity

SSS 1. 산업표준 50 년 개요 Summary of industrial standards for 50 years Society for Standards and Standardization ■ ■ Main Activities ❍ To carry out and support research studies of the Society to revitalize the standards and standardization capability of Korea ❍ To organize symposium and open forum in order to promote members' research results ❍ To publish annual academic journals and research reports ❍ To implement joint research and collaborations with domestic and foreign partners ❍ To provide consulting service to national institutions and public bodies ❍ To operate a network for the exchange of research results and information among members ❍ To provide private companies and consumers with education and PR on standards and standardization

SSS Society for Standards and Standardization (SSS) President AuditorAdviser Vice President Board of DirectorsSecretariat Editing committee Academic committee Planning committee Industry- academic cooperation committee International cooperation committee Management committee Publication of journals Research support Symposium and seminars Industry- academic cooperation activities International cooperation activities Management of budget, and members Society for Standards and Standardization

SSS 2. Results ○ Increase of export by enhancing national competitiveness ○ Establishment of mass production system through specialization of each products ○ Improvement of labor productivity ○ Establishment of order in market and protection of customer’s right by simplification and fairness of trade ○ Saving of National budget Government’s viewpoints

SSS 2. Results ○ Efficient manufacturing system by simplification of process and division of labor ○ Cost saving by increased productivity and efficiency ○ Waste-Prevention of natural resources ○ Easy purchasing and easy compatibility ○ Serviceability increasing by fairness and simplification of markets ○ Easy to check quality ○ Possible to buy good products with reasonable prices Manufacturers’ viewpoints Customer’s viewpoints

SSS 3. Constraints Changing of environments in Industrial standardization 1)Rapid increases of new standardization projects - ICT, Biotechnology, Smart factory, Cloud computing, Wearable devices - Safety, Energy saving, Environmental-friendly, Public issues 2) Importance of timely standardization - harmonious and step by step comparable to technology innovation

SSS 3. Constraints 1) Deficiency in Experts and Budget 2) Poor activities and reviews 3) Deficiency in research labs or associations specialized in standardization 4) Weaker Private standardization sectors 5) Lack of understanding of importance about standardization in the private enterprises and societies Changing of environments in Industrial standardization

SSS 4. Advancement strategies Innovation of national standardization system 1)Innovation of national standards system - Build a database that can be the control tower of national standards system 2) Improve business friendly certification system - Merge the similar certification system - Improve the international reliability of conformity assessment 3) Build the international standardization cooperation system for the east Asia ear of Korea, China and Japan

SSS 4. Advancement strategies Standardization to improve the quality of life 1) Cultivate specialists in the area of life related standards 2) Search life related standards required in the future society - Standards for energy saving society - Standards for an aging society - Standards for health and safety - Standards for social integration, solving public inconvenience and building social safe networks

SSS 5. Conclusions To educate standardization is the way of being the advanced countries